mikaly

iTrader: (7)

Hi all, quick question.

My building's garage got flooded with sewage (yuck) and was about 6 inches deep. Anyway, they wouldn't let anyone into the garage without proper equipment, and one of the city plumbers was moving people's cars out of the garage.

Well, the guy gets in my car, turns on the ignition, and puts it into drive (an automatic). I guess he was a bit confused that it wasn't rolling. I waved frantically at him from across the water figuring what the problem was, but he stepped hard on the accelerator and the car jerked forward a little. I yelled at him to disengage the brake, which he eventually figured out, and brought the car out to me.

I drove the car around the block to another parking garage. I noticed a bit of brake squeal when coming to a stop, but that was probably from the brake rotor rust since it's been raining and sitting in a bit of sewage water (the sound mostly went away after driving a bit). Regular braking seemed fine, but I wasn't able to test the parking brake on a hill.

Any recommendations on what to inspect? Is there possible damage?

speedracer g37

iTrader: (4)

your car is fine. i wouldn't worry about it.

Track Bandit

iTrader: (1)

Go ahead and test it, but like SpeedRacer said it will probably be fine. However the next time you change your pads, pull the rotor and give it a good look just to be safe. These things are pretty tough given the weight of a car they have to keep from moving when engaged. Take care,

Al

mikaly

iTrader: (7)

Awesome. Thanks guys.

This saves me a trip from finding a place to lift the car and remove the wheels!